Celebrating our Success

Launched in 2006 with a goal to launch female playwrights from the page to the stage, the Women’s Work Festival has an astonishing rate of success.

​Remaining the only dedicated script-development organization in the province, our call for submissions is publicized widely with entries submitted from many international playwrights as well as local writers (more than 50% of our playwrights are from Newfoundland & Labrador). ​

The Women’s Work Festival is proven in its aim to aid female playwrights in getting their work produced professionally.

​Notably, Joanne Miller’sHabit of Murder (recently announced its third production), Lois Brown’s three plays- Sex the Rules of, Drinking Again, and When the Angel of Death…(Best Production 2016, The Overcast People’s Choice), Shannon Bramer’s three plays Monarita (Best Ensemble, Toronto Fringe, 2011), The Collectors, and The Hungriest Woman in the World (two productions);Kingdom by Meghan Greeley (produced for the second time in 2016), Andrea Dymond’sFault Lines,Claudia Burnett’sWitches Vanish,Sara Tilley’sThe Incomplete Herstory of Women…, Natasha McLellan'sMs Right Now, Wanda Graham’sKill Zone, and Florence Button’sConnecting Rooms, Amy Anthony'sSweets, as well as plays by Agnes Walsh & Berni Stapleton have all been produced following this festival. Emily Bridger’s two scripts Movin’ On and Little Orphans went on to be adapted into films.

Over 12 years, the Women’s Work Festival has developed over 40 new plays by both emerging and established playwrights, with nearly half of them going on to receive full professional productions. From scripts, casting, to workshops, all of our events are programmed to showcase and share new perspectives, diverse cultures, age and race.

​The Women’s Work Festival has proudly worked with many organizations across Canada and the Province, including: